The Tumi Tracer Program is only as good as the person who is knowledgeable enough to know what it is.

If a random person finds the luggage without knowing what the Tumi Tracer Program is, you are out of luck.

Also, it is easy to re-register a Tumi Tracer number from a previous owner, as all that is required is contacting Tumi Customer Service to enroll the number under a new owner.

This is far from the available third party luggage GPS locators available in the market today.

Best practice is to maintain positive contact with your luggage as much as possible. If you are checking in your luggage, you are playing the usual airport roulette.